Collecting box for wire-drawing blocks



Sept. 21 1926. 1,600,702

w. H SOMMER COLLECTING BOX FOR WIRE DRAWING BLOCKS Original Filed May 11. 192 s She ets-Sheet 1 NYEN'I:j

Sept. 21 1926. 7 1,600,702.

W. H. SUMMER COLLECTING BOX FOR WIRE DRAWING BLOCKS opt-final Filed m 1923, s Sheets-Sheet 2 35 5A 27 Q 11 l l i i i i i 1 vi i 53 i 11: 3:11;: z? I a z i INVERTER:

Patented Sept. 21, was;

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- WILLIAM H. SOMMER,

or PEOBIA, rumors.-

' COLLECTING BOX FOR WIRE-DRAWING BLOCKS.

Original application f led m 11,1923,

This'inventi'o'n has referenceto a collect-j mg box for wire drawing-bloc'ks and it has for its principal" object to provide a closure for housing a drawing-block and the wirev drawing-die associated therewith, or at least the delivery end thereof, in which is, collected the smoke," dust and gases created by the drawing operation to carry 0E such smoke, dust and'gases through a flue in com.- 110 municationwith the collecting box so as to prevent the distribution of'such smoke, dustand gases within drawing-room in which comparatively free of the smoke, dustand gases and health conditions thereby improved for the men who are engaged in such drawing operations.

to provide a collecting box fo wire-draw, ing-blocks which is designed to collect smoke, dust and gases created by the drawing operation and to eject the same from the wire-drawing-r'oom througha suitable flue, such collecting box alsoremoving the hazard due to the wire-drawing operation by preventmg. the wire drawer from getting his fingers, hands or armsgcaught in the wire, and practically compelling the wire drawer to stop the block when inspecting the drawn wire in the event'the assumption arises that the drawn wire is not smooth or of standard gauge, and to prevent the whipping of the tail .end of the -wire as end of the wire within the collecting box, thereby preventing the otherwise whipped wire being thrown against the operator and endangering his body or limbs.

The invention hasfor' a further object to provide a collecting box for wire-drawingv blocks designed to collect dust, smoke and gases created by the 'wire-drawmg opera tion, and to expel the same therefrom through this character, resulting in working conditlo'ns belng uncomfortable to the men particularly during the warm weather.

The invention has for a further object SerialN-o. 638,265, now Patent No. 1,570,? 11,

issued January26, 1926."

That the invention may understood, reference is 'had to the accom 7 Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1;

a bundle is completed byflre'taining'the tail a flue leading intothe open air; said box also collecting and expelling through the flue the heat due to the wire-drawing operation with-*' A further object of the invention is the- Serial No. 638,255. Divided and: this application filed July 14', 1924. Serial No. 726,059. l i

provision of such acollecting box for wireidrawing-blocks which may comprise an .in 'dlvidual box for each blockconnected with an individual line, as herein shown, or in the provision of a housing divided into compartments, as llustrated in the orlglnal application hereof, bearing Serial No. 638,265, one for each block andxea'ch box connected with a discharging flue. 7

In the application of the invention the bundles of vdrawn wire, provision being made for the removal and replacement of such stripping-mechanism, in the event of the use of same. fl

This application is a division of the appli- .65 same may be applied to drawing-blocks with or without stripping-mechanism for a the such blocker blocks are located; whereby'the atmosphere in such drawing room is kept cation filed by meMay 1'1, 1923, bearing I be more fully panying drawings forming a part ofthis application, illustrating a preferred embodiment ofthe inventionin which: Fig; 1 is a front elevation partlybroken away showing a part of a wire-drawingbench with wire-drawing-blocks' thereon in dotted lines andmy collecting box applied thereto;

. F ig'. 3 is a front elevation of a part ofa wire-clrawing-bench and in dotted lines'a drawing-block thereon. enclosed within a collecting box, suchconstruction'contemplating an individual collecting box' for each drawing block,

Fig. .4 is a plan view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of Fig. look- "ing mat the right hand end thereof and in cross-section showing the trunk with which the fines from the boxesare connected; --F1g. 6 1s EL'ClQiJELllBCl sectional view of a portion of 'thecollecting box' and cover in Fig. 5, I and v Fig.7 is .anelevation showing a strip ping-mechanism with a drawn bundle of 'wire thereon and the cover for the box shown in Fig. 5, raising andlowering means beingillustrated to showhow the cover for the collecting box is removed and replaced using the stripping-mechanism.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

Inasmuch asI have preferred to show the invention applied to a wire-drawing-bench where the drawlng-blocks are equipped with 'a stripping-mechanism, reference may be I ng-b l ock' t to remove therefrom the drawn had to the patent issued to John Sommer, May 2, 1922, for stripping-mechanism for wire-(:lrawing-blocks No. 1,4;14,380, which is the character of stripping-mechanismnillustrated in dotted lines in the drawings forming a part of this application.

@111 view of the know edge existing with those skilled n the art to wh ch this 1nvention appertains as tothe construction of ite drawing benches and wire-drawing- ,blOCl:IS,tl161GO11,2LS well as the means for rotating and controlling the rotation OfSLlCh blocks and the drawing-dies, I have not thought it necessary to more than outline such structures, as their details of construc tion and mode of operat on form no part of the present invention, Sufiice it to say that l designates adraWingbenclnQ the drawing-blocks thereon, each of which in this instaneeis provided or equipped with a strip pingme'chanism t'fof the characters shown and described in the aforementioned Somj mer Patent No. 1',tll,3 80,and dies 5, shown in dotted lines in Figure 2.

. Reference being had to inclusive the collecting boxes 28 are individual closures, or housings for the drawing'eblo cks 4. These arepreferably round in shape, to. conform tothe drawing blocks, as shownwith the mouth-piece 29 into which the drawing-die 5 is inserted, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4; the box being permanently secured on the drawing bench and having an open top arranged to be closed by a lid or cover 30 which is removable with the stripping-mechanism. With this type of box it is preferable to use a strippingmechanism. The front" portion of the wall ;of the box 28 has an opening 31 to enable the wire drawer, when the rod or wire has been passed through the die 5 to secure the end thereof to the block, a portion of which opening is closed by the hinged cover 32.

Connected with eachbox 28 is a flue 33,

which may convey the smoke, dust and gases, as well as the heat from the boxto the open air direct, or the several flues connected with a trunk line 25.

The cover 30 for the with the diametrically disposed openings 34, see Fig. 4, through which is passed a member of the stripping-mechanism to which drawn.

In Fig. 7 a lifting means is show'n connect- Figs. 3 to 7'both block and stripping mechanism therefor, a collection and safety box enclosing said box 28 is provided ed with the stripping mechanism and the latter with the cover 30 removed from the collecting box 28 and off of the w1re-draw-' bundle of wire.

Anyone who" is familiar with wire-drawing operations knows that such occupation is a haiardous occupation, due sometimes to conditions over which no one in particular has any control, and in many instances due to the inexperience of wire-drawers or be cause of carelessness onthe partof both in- [experienced and experienced wire drawers. The collecting box which I have dGVlSGQl is 9 8O as preventing the tail e'ndsfof the drawn-- wire leaving the dies from whipping around and doing bodily injuryto the wire drawers. Whatever whipping action there may be is confined within the collecting box, as it is believed will be understood.

What I claim is v r 1. In combination with a' wire-drawing block and the stripping. mechanism, means in communication with the box interior for carrying off the smoke, gasesand dustjthere from, and a removable lid for said box having apart thereof engageable with the stripping mechanism of the block whereby to simultaneously remove the lidwith the stripping mechanism. V

s :2. In combination with a. "wire-drawing block and stripping mechanism therefor, a collection and safety box enclosingsaid block and the stripping mechanism, means in communlcatlon with the .box interlor for carryingofi the smoke, gases and dust there from, and a removable lid for said box having a pair of diametrically opposed openings therethrough to receive parts ofthe strip-- ping mechanism andwto permit such parts to engage the lid whereby to simultaneously 7 remove the lid with the stripping mechanism.

3. In combination with a 'wireedrawing "block and stripping mechanism therefor, a

oollectionand safetyibox enclosing said block and the stripping mechanism,'ineans in communication with the box interior for carrying ofi the smoke, gases and .dust therefrom,

and aremovable lid for said boxfhaving a ser es of openings therethrough. the stripping mechanism having parts thereof extending, through the openings and engagevable with theglid whereby to' effect sun-uh taneousremoval of thelid with the stripp ng m cha i m I f 4. In combination with a wire-drawing block, a collection and safety box enclosing a'mouth to admit the drawing-die and hav 5. ing a passage to enable the operator to'secure the end of the wire from the drawingdie to the block, and a displaceable cover for the passage.

5. In combination with a wire-drawing block, a collection and safety box enclosing the block, means to convey smoke, dust and gases from the box itnerior, said box having a mouth to admit the drawing-die and having a passage to enable the operator to secure the end of the wire from the drawingdie to the block, and a hinged cover for partially closing the passage. J

6. In combination with a bed, a' wiredrawing block thereon, a collection and safety box on the bed enclosing the block, means to convey smoke, dust and gases from the box interior, said box having a mouth opening onto the bed to allow the drawing die to be seated on the bed and slid into the mouth, and a removable lid for the box.

7. In combination with a bed, a wiredrawing block thereon, a collection and safety box on the bed enclosing the block, means to convey smoke, dust and gases from the box interior, said box having a mouth opening onto the bed to allow the drawing die to be seated on the bed and slid into the mouth and having a passage to enable. the'operator to secure the end of the wire from the drawing die to the block, and a removable top for the box;

8. In combination with a wire-drawing block, equipped with stripping mechanism, of a collecting and safety box for enclosing said block and stripping mechanism having an opening therein for the passage of a wire from a drawing-die and adapted to collect smoke, dust and gases created by the drawing operation, a draft flue in communication with the interior of said box for carrying the smoke, dust and gases therefrom and a removable'lid for said box,'sa id lid having a part engageable with the stripping mechanism of the block whereby to simultaneously remove the lid with stripping mechanism.

VQWILLIAM H. SOMMER. 

